Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Introduction: The Polemics of the Author -- Tropes of "Turkishness" from Sufism to State. Literary Revisions of the Secular Modern -- The Untranslated Novels of a Nobel Laureate -- The Archive of Ottoman Istanbul. A Voice from the Ottoman Archive -- Reimagining the Ottoman Legacy -- The Literary Politics of the Secular-Sacred. Political Parody from Coups to Conspiracies -- Novelizing Secular Sufism -- Conclusion: The Blasphemies of "Turning Turk" -- Appendix: "What an Interview Can Unleash: Orhan Pamuk." |
Summary |
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism and Blasphemy is the first critical study of all of Pamuk's novels, including the early untranslated work. In 2005 Orhan Pamuk was charged with ""insulting Turkishness"" under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code. Eighteen months later he was awarded the Nobel Prize. After decades of criticism for wielding a depoliticized pen, Pamuk was cast as a dissident through his trial, an event that underscored his?transformation from national literateur to global author. By contextualizing Pamuk's fiction into the Turkish tradition and by defining the literary and poli |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Pamuk, Orhan, 1952- -- Political and social views
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SUBJECT |
Pamuk, Orhan, 1952- fast |
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Turkish fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Politics and literature -- Turkey -- History -- 21st century
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Censorship -- Turkey -- History
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Nationalism and literature -- Turkey
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Secularization -- Turkey
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Censorship
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Nationalism and literature
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Political and social views
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Politics and literature
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Secularization
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Turkish fiction
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Turkey
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Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
1136164294 |
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9781136164293 |
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9780203080108 |
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0203080106 |
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9781299137134 |
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129913713X |
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